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Inclusion of road transport in emissions trading will not help the climate(Alexander Mahler and Matthias Runkel, 06/2016)Despite opposite proposals this paper argues the inclusion of road transport in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is not an effective instrument to achieve climate change in the sector. The weak price signal in the medium term delays innovations and increases their cost. Besides the scheme would not be sufficiently covering upstream emissions. An effective climate change policy should be based on ambitiously developing EU-wide CO2 emission standards and adjustments to fuel taxes.Download

Environmental Fiscal Reform - the Key to Achieving a Green EconomyThis background paper argues that Environmental Fiscal Reform (EFR) is a key prerequisite for a Green Economy as it redistributes the burden of taxation and reforms mechanisms within the fiscal system so that appropriate price signals are created to reduce pollution and inefficient energy and resource use. The paper explaines the key rationale of EFR and illustrates its multiple benefits not only for industrialized but also for emerging and developing economies. It was presented as a background paper for the Side Event under the same name that Green Budget Europe hosted during the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012 together with the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the Germany Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and other partners.Download

Money Matters - Environmental Fiscal Reform and the Green EconomyThis paper summarizes key demands regarding environmental taxation and the reform of environmentally harmful subsidies towards the UN Conference on Sustainable Development which took place from 20th-22nd June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. It was published jointly with the German NGO Forum on Environment and Development and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).Download

For a better use of environmental fiscal policies at EU-level: Green Budget Germany calls for a strong 7th Environmental Action Programme (7 EAP)The EU's next flagship environment strategy, the Seventh Environmental Action Programme should set mid- and long-term targets to mainstream environmental aspects in all relevant EU policy fields. 23 German environmental organisations published a common position paper to influence the discussion within the European Commission on 24th April.Green Budget Germany called for greening the European budget, the enforcement of the implementation of EU environmental policies, and reiterated once again the need for a strong and detailed roadmap to phase out environmentally-harmful subsidies by 2020.Download

The Lion Awakes: The 9th GCET is Younger, More Female, More Global and More Third WorldGreen Budget Paper 2008/12 by Dr. Anselm GörresDownload

The Tragic Paradox: Germany's Very Successful but Not Very Popular Green Budget ReformGreen Budget Paper 2006/12 by Dr. Anselm GörresDownload; Download the presentation

Japan's Path to Kyoto: Paved with Many ObstaclesJourney Report of an Ecotax MissionaryGreen Budget Paper 2006/01 by Dr. Anselm GörresDownload; Download the presentation

Insights in Political Processes on the Ecological Tax Reform from a Ministerial PerspectiveGreen Budget Paper 2005/06 by Kai SchlegelmilchThis paper describes the development and the history of ecological tax reform in Germany, the implementation, and its experiences.Download

Taxing for Sustainability - A Concept for a New MilleniumSustainability Conference at Expo 2000 World Exposition, Hannover (Germany), October 2000Green Budget Paper 2000/10 by Dr. Anselm GörresDownload